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| » 06 May 2010 |
| Facebook users pay no heed to security controls |
According to the latest study that involves Facebook users, about one-fourth of the individuals who have an account in this popular social networking service do not take extra caution especially in safeguarding their confidential information.
Users fall short on protection due to being passive
Consumer Reports initiated this survey and the results show that about 23 percent of the Facebook users are truly the ones who do not utilize the means for safety. Users fail at keeping their personal data protected via the following: ignorance on the safety tools that the website gives to its users and the users’ choice of deactivating the option for full security.
Own recklessness may lead to danger
Facebook users are unconcerned about their own privacy that they do not utilize the security options, which the social networking service designed just for them. The worst part that was discovered through this research is that the users are the ones who actually endanger their own confidential data. They go through some activities that allow their protected information to be open for others to view.
Various forms of heedlessness were evident
Based on the recent study, a total of 42 percent of all the respondents confess that they allow their complete birth date to be visible to the other Facebook users. In addition, about 26 percent of the users upload photos of their family members and include names and descriptions of each of the individuals.
Some of the users of this social networking website presented another form of neglect with regards to online safety. Around seven percent of the Facebook users included their full home address on their personal information page. Also, about three percent of the individuals post an update stating that they are currently not at home.
Need for stronger implementation is promoted
Facebook receives a bulk of disapprovals from the promoters of online security due to the report that was released by the Consumer Reports. In response to this, one of the senators of the United States advised that Facebook modifies its security policy. The company should also change its system concerning sharing of personal information with the third parties. It is also the social networking service’s responsibility to instruct the users on how they can protect their own profile pages.
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